Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 2883, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act. This bill would enact crucial reforms allowing efficient trade of energy products with our North American friends and allies. Unfortunately, the existing process has politicized vital cross-border energy infrastructure. H.R. 2883 offers a narrowly crafted, sensible solution to this problem. The bill will create a process at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, State Department, and the Department of Energy to permit cross-border infrastructure projects. This new procedure will bring regulatory certainty while ensuring these projects are environmentally sound and within public interest. These projects create jobs in my district in south Texas and across the country. I congratulate and thank Mr. Green and Mr. Mullin for this important piece of legislation. Energy security, targeted regulatory reforms, and smart infrastructure investments are things we can all support, and we should all support. Mr. Chairman, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this sensible bipartisan legislation.”